Australia takes a commanding lead against India on day three of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne.
Australia are aiming to establish a substantial first-innings lead over India on day three of the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne . Follow along for live scores and updates. The action commences at 10.30am AEDT. The highlight of yesterday's play was Cummins' delivery that dismissed KL Rahul, India 's top performer in the series. Australia propelled their score to 474, led by Steve Smith's consecutive centuries, after his previous century in Brisbane, with Pat Cummins contributing 49 runs.
India appeared competitive while Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli were batting, but a disastrous run-out changed the momentum. Kohli then lost focus and chased a wide ball, resulting in his dismissal. The day concluded with the nightwatchman, Akash Deep, joining the crease, leaving India with Pant and Jadeja to resume today, followed by Reddy and Sundar. The lower order consists primarily of Bumrah and Siraj. Overcoming Australia's formidable total will be a monumental task for India. Similar to the Brisbane Test, their initial objective is to avoid the follow-on, which requires them to close the deficit of 111 runs
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